Tavon White, 36, a leader in the Black Guerilla Family gang, entered the plea to federal racketeering charges.

He's among nearly two-dozen people, including 13 female corrections officers, who were accused in a smuggling ring at the city's detention center.

According to the plea agreement, White has been a member of the gang since 2000 and was in pretrial custody from 2009-2013.

The documents show White became a commander of the BGF at the detention center by 2011 and, while there, he would often direct the smuggling of contraband such as cellphones or tobacco and drugs with the help of correctional officers, who got paid or received gifts from him.

White also admitted to impregnating four jail guards while incarcerated.

White was heard bragging he could make up to $15,000 a month selling marijuana and prescription drugs that were acquired by cohorts on the outside and then smuggled in by officers on the take, officials said. As part of his plea agreement, he will forfeit five cars bought with illegal proceeds.

White's plea may spare further embarrassment to the governor and state since no trial means no further sordid details will be released, at least as it pertains to him, WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team lead investigative reporter Jayne Miller said.

But the other 24 defendants in the case are still pending trial. Thirteen of them are corrections officers, and that may not be the end of it, Miller reported. White claimed in his plea agreement that he knows many other officers were involved.

White faces up to 20 years in prison on the federal charge. He will be sentenced Feb. 20.

In the state's case, White also pleaded guilty, admitting he was involved in a non-fatal shooting four years ago. He will also receive a 20-year sentence for that.

[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP] THIS IS 11 NEWS AT 5:00. THAT EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. GANG LEADER TABLE AND WHITE WHO BRAGGED OH RUNNING THE CITY JAIL PLEADED GUILTY INTO CASES TODAY. JANE MILLER IS LIVE DOWNTOWN TONIGHT WITH MORE ON THE STORY. WE'RE AT THE MITCHELL COURTHOUSE DOWNTOWN. TRAYVON WHITE PLEADED GUILTY IN THE ATTENDED MURDER CASE I GOT HIM LOCKED UP. HE HAS A GOOD SIZED FAMILY, CONSIDERABLY -- CONSIDERING HE MADE FOR CORRECTIONS OFFICERS PREGNANT. HE PLEADED GUILTY TO A FEDERAL RACKETEERING CHARGE. HE ADMITS RUNNING THE SHOW OF THE CITY JAIL, QUARTERBACKING AND ILLEGAL ENTERPRISE. THEY ALLOWED CONTRABAND INTO THE JAIL AND SOLD. WHO CAN FORGET THE INFAMOUS QUOTE. THIS IS MY JAIL , HE WAS THERE TO SAY IN A PHONE CALL. EVERYTHING COMES TO ME. I AM THE LAW. MY WORD IS LAW. HE WAS HEARD BRAGGING HE CAN MAKE $50,000 A MONTH THAT WERE ACQUIRED BY COHORTS ON THE OUTSIDE, AND SMUGGLED IN BY OFFICERS ON THE TAKE. HE WILL FORFEIT FIVE CARS. NO TRIAL MEANS NO FURTHER SORTED DETAILS AS IT PERTAINS TO HIM. YET A 24 DEFENDANTS ARE STILL PENDING TRIAL. 13 ARE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. THAT MAY NOT BE THE END OF IT. HE CLAIMS HE KNOWS MANY OTHER OFFICERS WERE INVOLVED. AT THE RESULT OF THE GUILTY PLEA TO THE ATTENDED MURDER CASE, WHICH INVOLVES A 2009 SHOOTING OF A MAN IN SOUTH BALTIMORE, HE GETS A 20 YEAR SENTENCE. HE FACES A 20 YEAR FEDERAL SENTENCE. HE'LL BE SENTENCED IN THAT CASE IN FEBRUARY. HE IS BEING HELD IN VIRGINIA.